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Bird & Bird LLP provides a full service offering to mining companies, frequently advising on the full life-cycle of mining projects across the globe. Financing, M&A transactions, exploration licences, restructurings and IP issues are among the core competencies of the team in the space. ‘Fantastic operator’ Clive Hopewell solely leads the team.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Very experienced in the mining and tech sectors. Responsive, innovative and anticipate issues early on and focus on key areas. Commercial, friendly and work well under pressure.’

  • ‘This team provides a first class service, are very proactive and think about potential issues and how to overcome them before they actually become larger issues.’

  • ‘Clive Hopewell is a fantastic operator who as well as being a great lawyer is also very commercial as well.’

  • 'A solid, experienced team with depth at associate level. Commercially minded and pragmatic.'

  • 'Elizabeth Reid - in particular - has a pragmatic outcome driven approach.'

Key clients

  • Barrick Gold Limited
  • Anglo American (De Beers)
  • Gemfields (Faberge)
  • Centamin plc
  • Harvest Minerals Limited
  • Eurobattery Minerals AB
  • Griffen Mining Limited
  • H&P Advisory Ltd.
  • Cloudbreak Discovery plc
  • Strand Hanson Limited
  • WH Ireland Limited
  • Tirupati Graphite Plc
  • Shore Capital stockbrokers limited
  • Asiamet Resources Limited
  • Canaccord Genuity Ltd
  • Jangada Mines plc
  • SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP

Work highlights

  • Advising a Chinese entity on the possible takeover offer for Shanta Gold - the East Africa-focussed gold producer, developer and explorer.
  • Advised brokers, H&P Advisory Ltd. (“Hannam & Partners”) and SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP on Cornish Metals Inc.’s £40.5 million fund raise to advance the South Crofty tin project in Cornwall, England.
  • Advising SGM (a joint venture between Centamin and the Egyptian Government) on all the contracts for the design, build and operation of a 36MW solar farm and 7.5MW battery located on Centamin's sukhari gold mine in Egypt.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Clive Hopewell

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Partner, CorporateAs a partner in our International Corporate Group based in London, I head up the International Capital Markets Practice across the firm.I coordinate the capital markets practice worldwide and facilitate teams in the various offices where we have capital markets lawyers, to work closely together, share know how and look out for opportunities for each other and clients.My own securities practice involves acting for institutions and issuers in respect of listings in London and elsewhere. I have extensive experience advising clients in a variety of sectors, with a particular emphasis on energy and utilities and technology and communications.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Clive Hopewell

Other key lawyers

Elizabeth Reid, Nick O'Donnell